The US Air Force leadership issued its “holiday safety message” this year, calling on Airmen to be “Safe-n-Sound.”
As military bases begin to erect their seasonal displays, think anyone will complain about the graphic chosen to accompany the press release, as an atheist or two has in years past?
A December 2011 survey by the Pew Research Center analyzed “Factors that Predict an Easy or Hard Re-entry into Civilian Life.” It turns out being religious was the number one factor that could give troops an easier transition to civilian life (Pew graphic below the fold):
Higher levels of religious belief, as measured by frequent attendance at religious services, dramatically increases the odds that a post-9/11 veteran will have an easier time readjusting to civilian life.
According to the analysis, a recent veteran who attends religious services at least once a week has a 67 percent chance of having an easy re-entry experience. Among post-9/11 veterans who never attend Read more